Cloud miscellany

It's been a busy few weeks hence the lack of posts here. Admittedly one of the things taking my time was a week by the seaside so I've not been that hard done by!

But back in the real world it's been interesting at work with respect to how many of our current bids and engagements are now considering delivery, at least in part, via cloud computing models. There seems to be a real shift to treating cloud computing as just another part of the delivery model a la outsourcing, right shoring etc. I have to say that I thoroughly approve of this change - technology for the sake of technology, or even change for the sake of change, is never a wise thing unless of course you're in a particularly bad place and are due a change in luck! What we do have to remember is the potentially game-changing nature of certain cloud computing characteristics - in particular increased agility - which means that we need to be careful not to limit our imaginations to doing just the same things but in a different way. Don't forget to think different, but most importantly don't forget to think!